Monthly Archives: January 2016

General events of the Council of the European Union and Calendar of Meetings (Committee Working Parties) General events of the European Parliament General events of the European Commission and DG Home General events of the Court of Justice of the … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs : Tension grows between Brussels and Athens over Schengen rules (EurActiv) The European Union blasted Athens for its handling of the migrant crisis Wednesday (27 January), saying it had “seriously neglected” its duty to protect the … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs: Two year Schengen suspension edges closer The European Union edged closer yesterday (25 January) to accepting that its Schengen open-borders area may be suspended for up to two years if it fails in the next few … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs: Balkan countries fear becoming buffer zone for refugees (EurActiv) Fearing that Western countries will close their borders, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia are only letting refugees whose registration papers say that they will apply for asylum … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs : Austria imposes asylum cap to ‘shake up’ Europe (EuObserver) Austria has said it will place a cap on the number of asylum claims it will process. The German president, the same day, said it may … Continue reading →

Justice and Home Affairs: Austria ‘temporarily’ suspends Schengen (EurActiv) The Austrian chancellor Werner Faymann said on Sunday that (17 January) that the Schengen agreement, which permits the free movement of persons between most EU countries without identity checks, has been … Continue reading →

General events of the Council of the European Union and Calendar of Meetings (Committee Working Parties) General events of the European Parliament General events of the European Commission and DG Home General events of the Court of Justice of the … Continue reading →